CAMI represents a breakthrough in AI-based mental health support, implementing Motivational Interviewing techniques through a novel STAR framework that infers client states, explores motivational topics, and generates appropriate responses.

• Addresses the growing demand for accessible mental health services through scalable AI counseling
• Implements a client-centered approach based on established Motivational Interviewing principles
• Leverages advanced NLP techniques to understand client states and guide productive therapeutic conversations
• Demonstrates how AI can supplement human counselors in providing consistent, evidence-based support

This research offers significant potential for the medical field by extending mental health resources to underserved populations and providing consistent, available support for those facing barriers to traditional therapy.

CAMI: A Counselor Agent Supporting Motivational Interviewing through State Inference and Topic Exploration